Volquart Boon Kyst

Volquart Boon Kyst

Volquart Boon Kyst is an approximately 115 km stretch of coastline between Cape Brewster and Cape Stevenson, on the south side of Scoresby Sound. The coastline is characterized by steep hills. Above the mountains is a glacier that extends into the sea in places but has receded in recent decades. The mountains of Volquart Boon Kyst are between 1000 and 1700 meters high. The coast was named in 1933 to commemorate the Danish whaler Volquart Boon, who drifted into Scoresby Sound in 1761. Part of the mountains of Volquart Boon Kyst were first climbed by an Italian climber in 1934 under the leadership of Leonardo Bonzi. The rugged coastline of the Volquart Boon is the perfect place to spot a narwhal or two. BirdLife International has designated the Volquart Boon Kyst as an Important Bird Area because of the extremely high numbers of Little Auks and the 15,000 Thick-Billed Murre that breed here. Other breeding species include the Atlantic Puffin, Northern Fulmar and Black-Legged Kittiwake.